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Davis, Sarah Knox 'Knoxie' b. March 6, 1814 d. September 15, 1835Folk Figure. The daughter of President Zachary Taylor, she is remembered as the first wife of future Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Raised in the itinerant lifestyle of an 'Army brat', she got her nickname from the Army post where she was born and during her growing-up years was educated in Kentucky and Ohio while undoubtedly experiencing at least some degree of the deference commonly shown to the children of senior officers. Knoxie met then-Lieutenant Davis, a West Point graduate...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)Locust Grove Cemetery, Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA

Ripley, Eleazer Wheelock b. April 15, 1782 d. March 2, 1839War of 1812 Brigadier General, US Congressman. A lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts legislature from 1807 to 1809, he fought in the War of 1812, being appointed Brigadier General on April 15, 1814. He was brevetted Major General on July 25, 1814, and received a Congressional Gold Medal for his services. Serveding in the Army until 1820, he moved to Lousiana, becoming a prominent lawyer and planter. He was elected to represent Louisiana's 2nd District in the United States...[Read More]Locust Grove Cemetery, Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA